Ada Calhoun -- Politics Daily

Published: 12/31/08

Hot Seat: The Worst of 2008

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Published: 03/31/08

On Friday night, Helen Thomas gave a rousing keynote speech for the Women, Action and the Media conference at MIT. We were too far in the back to get good video or photos (we'll post those when we find some), but here are a few things she said that we jotted down: On media bias:"Hillary is getting a bad rap with the media. Obama is walking on water with the media . . . Being racist is more verboten than being anti-woman." On the nine presidents she's covered as a member of the press corps:JFK: "My favorite."LBJ: "Bigger than life."Nixon: "When he had two roads to go down, he always took the ...

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Published: 03/4/08

McCain Perpetuates Vaccine-Autism Myth

The myth that there is a connection between routine vaccination and autism has been soundly disproved. Here is one article that responsibly explores the facts. Here is the CDC's page on the subject.And yet, the desire to find a cause for the rise in autism has led many to cling onto this dangerous conspiracy theory. Just the other night on Larry King Live, as in past shows on the subject, King nodded as celebrities explained to him how evil vaccinations are. Now John McCain is hopping on the anti-science bandwagon. ...

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Published: 03/3/08

Hillary Should Denounce Steinem

During a speech this weekend described in a shocking article in The Observer, Gloria Steinem said some terrible things on behalf of Hillary Clinton's campaign: "Suppose John McCain had been Joan McCain and Joan McCain had got captured, shot down and been a POW for eight years. [The media would ask], 'What did you do wrong to get captured? What terrible things did you do while you were there as a captive for eight years?'" . . . "I mean, hello? This is supposed to be a qualification to be president? I don't think so." Steinem got even more anti-military from there: ...

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Published: 02/25/08

Hillary's 'Celestial Choirs' Attack on Obama

We'd been very protective about Hillary until lately. The "change you can Xerox" line at the debate turned us off, but it was nothing compared to this video we just found on PoliticalNanny.com. Hillary mocks Obama's optimism, ending with the condescending "You are not going to wave a magic wand and have the special interests disappear."We like Political Nanny's take: "Indeed, one can't wave a magic wand and have all special interests disappear, but one can speak just thiiiiiis much too sarcastically and have one's own campaign disappear." ...

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Published: 02/4/08

Obamas v. Clintons: Who Has Better Marriage?

We have an article up today on Nerve.com about the Obamas' vs. the Clintons' marriages. Here's an excerpt:The Clintons have an absolutely typical Boomer union, a rickety first-generation prototype of the modern marriage. They were early adopters of this "equal partnership" thing, so while they deserve all credit for having pioneered, their marriage is the romantic equivalent of the Apple IIe. The Boomer marriage has a lot of things that got phased out in later development: male entitlement, female determination, resentment on both sides. They're trying hard to be good at mutual respect and ...

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Published: 02/1/08

The Latest Video from 'Obama Girl'

Obama Girl is back on the case, now as a superhero steering her beloved to victory and thwarting his political rivals all "THWACK!" style. Where was she in New Hampshire? Why, frozen by death rays from Hillary's goons, of course. ...

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Published: 01/10/08

NH Baby Girl Meets All The Candidates

For Slate, Darren Garnick took his five-month-old daughter to New Hampshire, crashed a bunch of rallies, and managed to get the baby photographed with pretty much every candidate (he avoided Mike Gravel, due to creepiness). The candidates' strengths and weaknesses are fully evident in these snapshots. Hillary is very serious and competent about the exchange. Obama comes off as a total prince; he coos over her, kisses her, and holds her expertly. To quote Political Nanny on the Obama photos: "(melt)." And Giuliani? ...

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Published: 01/6/08

Bill O'Reilly Shoves Obama Bodyguard - Video!

Trying to ask Barack Obama a question along a crowded rope line, an agitated Bill O'Reilly shoved Obama's 6'8" bodyguard and shouted "Move," the New York Times reported today. He also called him an SOB, and said, "That's really low class, pal."When Obama made his way over, he coolly explained to O'Reilly that other people required his time too. Obama comes off as a prince; O'Reilly was, well, to quote himself: "low class." On Slate, eyewitness John Dickerson reports that O'Reilly may have been on edge in part because of the reception he'd been receiving from Obama supporters, who catcalled him ...

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Published: 01/6/08

Debate Halftime Is Bipartisan Lovefest

Moderator Charlie Gibson filled the space between Saturday's Republican and Democratic debates by having all the candidates take the stage to greet each other in the spirit of future camaraderie. The thought that in less than a year all of these politicians would be coming together to support the new president was quite moving. And the way the candidates all embraced each other was nothing short of romantic. McCain and Edwards hugged like long lost best friends. ...

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